SOLUTION: What two positive integers multiplied together gives me 1440, and added together gives me 13?

Algebra.Com
Question 387915: What two positive integers multiplied together gives me 1440, and added together gives me 13?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What two numbers multiplied together give me 1440,
and added together give me 13?
----------------
Equations:
xy = 1440
x+y = 13
-----
y = 13-x
---
Substitute for "y" and solve for "x":
x(13-x)-1440 = 0
-x^2+13x-1440 = 0
-----
x^2-13x+1440 = 0
-----
No Real Number solution.
----
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use this theorem to learn if there can be no solution:

Given positive number N, if positive numbers a and b exist such that
ab = N then the minimum value of a+b is 

We calculate  which is the smallest
value any sum the two positive numbers can have which have product 1440.

But 13 is less than that, so there is no possible solution.

-------------------------------------------------------

Then it occurred to me that maybe you meant "subtracted" instead of
"added together", for there is a solution to this question:

What two positive integers multiplied together gives me 1440, and subtracted
(larger - smaller) gives me 13?

To find out the minimum value of the minimum difference:

 1. First find the square root of 1440. We get 37.94733192
 2. Think of the closest factor of 1440 less than that, which is 36
 3. Divide 1440 by 36, getting 40
 4. Subtract them, getting 4.
 5. That's the minimum possible difference.
 6. Since 13 is greater than 4, there may be a solution.
 7. Get the next smaller factor of 1440 than 36, which is 32.
 8. Divide 1440 by 32, getting 45
10. Subtract them, getting 13.

That's it.  45×32 = 1440, and 45-32 = 13

So if you meant "subtracted (larger minus smaller)" instead of "added",
this is the answer.  But if you meant "added" there is no solution.

Edwin


RELATED QUESTIONS

what two numbers multiplied together gives me a negative 2 but added together give me a... (answered by Fombitz)
what number multiplied together gives you... (answered by Alan3354)
two numers that multiplied gives me -440 but added gives me... (answered by Alan3354)
3601 multiplied by what gives me... (answered by ReadingBoosters)
what two numbers when multiplied together equal 875 and when added together equal... (answered by math_helper)
WHAT TWO NUMBERS ADDED TOGHER EQUAL FIVE AND MULTIPLIED TOGETHER EQUAL... (answered by ptaylor)
What two numbers multiplied together equal -75 and added equal... (answered by josgarithmetic)
What two numbers together can equal -6 and 5 when added or... (answered by Alan3354)
what two numbers when added together equal -15 but multiplied together equal... (answered by Fombitz)